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Aviatize — Flight School Management Software
FSTD Management & Sim Training Programs

Simulator Training Precision-Scheduled

Simulator training centers operate differently from traditional flight schools. Every minute of FSTD time costs money whether it's used or not. Aviatize helps you maximize simulator utilization with intelligent scheduling, session-based billing, and device qualification tracking — so no sim hour goes to waste.

The Challenges You Face

Running a simulator training center means optimizing expensive FSTD assets while serving multiple clients, programs, and regulatory requirements. Generic scheduling tools create costly gaps and conflicts.

Maximizing Simulator Utilization

FSTDs represent massive capital investments with ongoing operating costs. Empty sim slots are pure revenue loss. Centers need scheduling tools that minimize gaps between sessions and maximize daily utilization rates.

Multi-Client Session Management

Simulator centers serve multiple airlines, ATOs, corporate clients, and individual pilots — each with different contract terms, pricing, and scheduling priorities. Managing these competing demands without double-bookings is a daily challenge.

Device Qualification Tracking

FSTDs require regular qualification checks and authority approvals. Tracking device qualification status, upcoming recertification dates, and maintenance windows across multiple simulators creates administrative overhead.

Complex Session Billing

Billing varies by session type (initial training, recurrent, type rating), time of day (peak vs. off-peak), client contract, and device level (FFS, FTD, FNPT). Manual billing across these variables leads to revenue leakage.

How Aviatize Solves This

Streamline simulator training center operations with purpose-built scheduling, session management, and billing tools. Handle FSTD availability, instructor allocation, multi-client scheduling, and device qualification tracking from a single platform designed for sim-intensive operations.

Utilization-Optimized Scheduling

Visual scheduling board designed for simulator operations. See utilization rates at a glance, identify and fill gaps between sessions, and set minimum session durations to prevent unproductive short bookings.

Multi-Client Management

Manage airline contracts, ATO partnerships, corporate clients, and individual pilots from one platform. Assign scheduling priority by client tier, enforce contract allocations, and track utilization per client.

Session-Based Billing

Automate billing with configurable rates per device level, session type, time slot, and client contract. Support for block-hour packages, prepaid allocations, and per-session invoicing with no manual calculation needed.

Device & Qualification Tracking

Track each FSTD's qualification status, certification dates, maintenance schedules, and authority approval history. Automatic alerts before qualification expiry so you never operate an uncertified device.

Instructor Assignment

Match instructors to sessions based on type rating qualifications, client preferences, and availability. Track instructor hours across multiple device types and ensure qualification currency.

Reporting & Utilization Analytics

Real-time dashboards showing device utilization rates, revenue per sim hour, client distribution, and instructor productivity. Identify peak demand periods and optimize pricing and scheduling accordingly.

Common Use Cases

See how organizations like yours use Aviatize to streamline simulator training operations.

Full flight simulator (FFS) session scheduling and management
Flight training device (FTD) and FNPT operations
Airline recurrent training program coordination
Type rating course simulator sessions
Multi-device center utilization optimization
Contract-based simulator time allocation for airline clients
Instructor qualification and currency tracking across device types
Off-peak pricing and utilization gap management

Frequently Asked Questions

Yes. Aviatize handles scheduling across any number of FSTDs — full flight simulators, flight training devices, and FNPTs. Each device has its own calendar, qualification status, and maintenance schedule, all visible from one scheduling board.

Aviatize supports fully configurable billing per device, per client, per session type, and per time slot. You can set up airline contract rates, off-peak discounts, block-hour packages, and per-session pricing — all calculated automatically.

Aviatize tracks device qualification status, certification expiry dates, and maintenance schedules for every FSTD. You receive automatic alerts before qualifications expire, ensuring you never operate a non-certified device.

Aviatize provides real-time dashboards showing utilization rates per device, revenue per sim hour, client distribution, and instructor productivity. You can identify peak demand periods, underutilized time slots, and optimize your pricing strategy.

Absolutely. Aviatize manages multi-client operations natively. You can assign scheduling priority by client tier, enforce contract time allocations for airline clients, and still accept individual bookings to fill remaining capacity.

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